Yoshimasa Hosoya

Yoshimasa Hosoya is a voice actor I listen to with real respect. There is a grounded masculinity to his voice, yet he layers delicate emotional shifts onto it with great care. Winning the Seiyu Award for Best Supporting Actor twice, in 2014 and 2016, tells me he understands the particular craft of the supporting role that can quietly steal a scene. Knowing he grew up in Onomichi, with its hillside streets and sea breeze, somehow makes the emotional depth in his delivery feel fitting. He is a craftsman who sinks into roles rather than chasing flash, and that is what sustains anime's credibility.

Name (English)

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Name (Japanese)

細谷佳正

Reading

ほそや よしまさ

Born

February 10, 1982 (age 44)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dog

Origin

Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

seiyū / actor / singer / speaker

Awards & achievements

• 2016 Seiyu Award for Best Supporting Actor
• 2014 Seiyu Award for Best Supporting Actor

• Official sitehttps://www.yoshimasa-hosoya.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/bokudake369
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshimasa%20Hosoya
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B4%B0%E8%B0%B7%E4%BD%B3%E6%AD%A3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1139886

Tags

• Hiroshima Prefecture
• seiyū
• actor
• singer

Last updated

2026-06-21

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